Document checklist
Somalia → Papua New Guinea: Employment Visa and Work Permit
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
14 itemsIdentity
Copy of your passport bio page
RequiredA copy of the bio-data page of your passport.
Recent colour passport-sized photo
RequiredA recent, colour, passport-sized photo of you.
Financial
Maintenance guarantee bond
RequiredA maintenance guarantee bond lodged by your employer.
Employment
Company organisational structure
RequiredA document showing your employer's company or organisational structure.
Completed Work Permit Application (Form 1)
RequiredThe Work Permit Application, Form 1, completed and signed.
Employer's Certificate of Incorporation
RequiredYour employer's Certificate of Incorporation and IPA (Investment Promotion Authority) company extract, or the Act of Parliament establishing it.
Foreign enterprise certification
If your employer is a foreign enterprise operating in PNG, its IPA certification to operate.
Job description
RequiredA written description of the job you'll be doing.
Letter from your PNG-based sponsor
RequiredA letter from your employer, acting as your PNG-based sponsor, submitted through ICA's Sponsor Portal.
Signed employment contract
RequiredYour employment contract, signed by both you and your PNG-based employer.
Other
Educational qualifications and CV
RequiredEvidence of your educational qualifications, and your CV.
Medical examination report
RequiredA report from a medical examination confirming you're fit to work.
PNG professional registration
If your profession is regulated in PNG, proof of registration with the relevant PNG professional body.
Police clearance certificate
RequiredA police clearance certificate showing you have no criminal record.
Why applications on this route get refused
Travelling before the Work Permit is granted
You must hold a valid Work Permit letter, Work Permit ID card and Working Resident Visa before you travel to PNG to start work, the Work Permit is separate from, and must come before, the Employment Visa.
How to avoid it: Wait for both the Work Permit and Employment Visa to be issued through the Sponsor Portal before booking travel.
Incomplete sponsor portal application
The employer, as PNG-based sponsor, must submit both the Work Permit and Employment Visa application through the Sponsor Portal, a missing sponsor document or fee payment holds up the application.
How to avoid it: Confirm with your employer that they've registered on the Sponsor Portal and submitted every required document and fee before you rely on a start date.
Sources
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